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Vacation - July 2024
Japan - Tokyo, Sendai
2 weeks visit in Japan to attend
Mitchy's
final 3 concerts in Tokyo & Sendai.
webpage link: 及川光博 Concert at
東京 人見記念講堂 (July 6, 2024)
webpage link: 及川光博 Concert at
東京 人見記念講堂 (July 7, 2024)
webpage link: 及川光博
Concert at 仙台 仙台市民会館 (July 13, 2024)
Hotels stay: Palace Hotel Tokyo
Westin Hotel (Sendai)
Restaurants (dinner): 風花 Kazahana
なだ万 Nadaman
一舞庵 Ichimuan
Sightseeing: 仙台 (Sendai, Japan)
Palace Hotel Tokyo (Japan)
Remarks (July 5, 2024):
I arrived Japan (flight from Los Angeles, USA) yesterday.
Surprise that Tokyo is hotter than southern California !
Will stay in Japan for 2 weeks, to attend
Mitchy's final 3 shows
on July 6th, 7th and 13th for Concert Tour 2024
.
2 shows in Tokyo, one show in Sendai.
Same as previous trips, I am staying in the same suite in Palace Hotel
Tokyo. Will go to Sendai on 9th. This will be the first time I visit
Sendai, should be interesting, new place to explore
!
view from my suite in Palace Hotel Tokyo (Japan)
Remarks (July 2024):
It's white 紫陽花 in the hotel lobby during my stay this time, they
changed it to purple on my check-out day.
I like white color clothes, but not white flowers. I like pink or red
flowers. For 紫陽花, I like purple, as it reminds me of
Mitchy's
new song & purple is his favorite color).
Remarks (July 2024):
Enjoyable breakfast in Palace Hotel Tokyo, traditional Japanese
style.
Although breakfast is inclusive (free), I seldom have it because I get
up late. Only on check-out day, I have breakfast sometimes.
Westin Hotel (Sendai, Japan)
Remarks (July 2024):
Nice panoramic view from Westin Hotel in Sendai.
From my suite in this hotel,
can see
Mitchy's concert venue at 仙台市民会館.
風花 Kazahana (Conrad Hotel - Tokyo, Japan)
https://conrad-tokyo.hiltonjapan.co.jp/restaurants/kazahana
Remarks (July 2024):
Dinner (8 courses 懐石料理) at 風花 restaurant in Conrad Hotel (Tokyo) (July 2024).
Food was nicely presented. Excellent view of the waterfront and 浜離宮恩賜庭園
from the restaurant.
なだ万 Nadaman (Shangri-la Hotel - Tokyo, Japan)
https://store.nadaman.co.jp/pages/restaurant_shangrila
Remarks (July 2024):
Dinner 懐石料理 at Nadaman in Shangri-la Hotel (Tokyo) (July
2024)
I chose the 9-courses 'Nadaman Special Kaiseki'.
The food was tasty, but
I was not keen on fusion style cuisine, eg foie gras with truffle is French,
not Japanese. Although I like French cuisine, I dislike 'mixed' cuisine.
Would be better if the menu describes all the courses, to avoid shock.
People like to ask why I visit Japan, same as usual I answered 'to
attend concert'. This time the staff asked me: 'are you singing? or
watching?'
Unusual question, though quite amusing.
一舞庵 Ichimuan (Westin Hotel - Sendai, Japan)
https://www.yugyoan.co.jp/shop/sendai
Remarks (July 2024):
Dinner (8 courses 懐石料理) at 一舞庵 in Westin Hotel (Sendai, Japan).
I chose the restaurant's 30 years celebration menu 鈴蘭. The food
presentation & taste were good.
The beef was done exactly the way I like (medium rare, red inside with
no blood on the plate).
For sashimi, I actually prefer room-temperature
(instead of on-ice), the ice hide away some of the fish flavor.
Nice view of Sendai city from the restaurant, though I like the view
from my suite more (with river, mountain & city view).
仙台城跡 (Sendai, Japan)
Remarks (July 2024):
仙台城跡 (Sendai, Japan) certainly worth visiting, lots to see
(historic monuments).
Nice view of Sendai city from hill
top.
Famous writer 魯迅 statue is also in the
area.
Shopping District (Sendai, Japan)
Remarks (July 2024):
Pet shop in Sendai (Japan).
かわいい puppies !
Very tempted to get one... especially
the white one, trying to come out to play!
First time I visit pet shop in Japan.
Remarks (July 2024):
Although this looks to be a simple cafe, the Green Tea ice-cream
was very good... so good that I went there 2 times.
For soft ice-cream, the shop offeres different levels of green tea
strength. I chose the strongest level. Inside the ice-cream,
there are some green tea 'particles', gives a very nice strong flavor.
